Ah, Contra. A classic NES game that I've heard countless times, either via people mentioning its legacy, or the great soundtrack, or just how fun it is...
As for me? I barely have any experience with the Contra series. I'm more of a Castlevania dude, if you catch my drift. But I had been interested in Contra here and there, and with the Anniversary Collection, I decided to try out the NES original.
The gameplay is, honestly, very sound. You can aim in multiple directions, you can duck and shoot, your jumps feel nice, the stages have a nice variety of environments, the bosses are challenging, but fair, and so on.
I do think that aiming in multiple directions is a bit awkward though, since you're going to end up walking forward or backward when doing it. This was a similar problem that I suffered in Metroid Samus Returns, but considering Contra is a much faster-paced game, where you constantly have to pay attention... yeah, things got funky.
Additionally, I had problems with the depth perception in the two 3D stages of the game, Stages 2 and 4. It was difficult to know when exactly the hitboxes of bullets and other obstacles were going to come to the part where my character was, and it got annoying.
Besides that, while the game was pretty hard, I found the challenge fun! What also helps is that this game is not too long, and is paced nicely.
Also, the soundtrack is a banger! Definitely a classic!
All in all, while it has its issues, I can see why people like this game so much.
It's very neat!
As for me? I barely have any experience with the Contra series. I'm more of a Castlevania dude, if you catch my drift. But I had been interested in Contra here and there, and with the Anniversary Collection, I decided to try out the NES original.
The gameplay is, honestly, very sound. You can aim in multiple directions, you can duck and shoot, your jumps feel nice, the stages have a nice variety of environments, the bosses are challenging, but fair, and so on.
I do think that aiming in multiple directions is a bit awkward though, since you're going to end up walking forward or backward when doing it. This was a similar problem that I suffered in Metroid Samus Returns, but considering Contra is a much faster-paced game, where you constantly have to pay attention... yeah, things got funky.
Additionally, I had problems with the depth perception in the two 3D stages of the game, Stages 2 and 4. It was difficult to know when exactly the hitboxes of bullets and other obstacles were going to come to the part where my character was, and it got annoying.
Besides that, while the game was pretty hard, I found the challenge fun! What also helps is that this game is not too long, and is paced nicely.
Also, the soundtrack is a banger! Definitely a classic!
All in all, while it has its issues, I can see why people like this game so much.
It's very neat!